Table 2 EV biomarkers and their potential clinical use in different tumor types

From: Extracellular vesicles for liquid biopsy in prostate cancer: where are we and where are we headed?

Vendor

Commercial name

Starting material

Principle

EVs

MBL Int

ExoCap

Serum, plasma and cell culture supernatants

Magnetic particles coupled exosome surface antigens

Exosomes

   

Streptavidin based version, custom conjugation of antibodies

Any EVs

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Total exosome isolation reagent

Cell culture supernatants

EV precipitation

Mixed EV population

  

Plasma

EV precipitation

Mixed EV population

Qiagen

ExoEasy

Serum, plasma and cell culture supernatants

Membrane affinity spin columns

Mixed EV population

System Biosciences

ExoQuick

Serum, plasma and cell culture supernatants

Polymer-based EV precipitation

Mixed EV population

Hansabiomed

Exo-Prep

Serum, plasma and cell culture supernatants

Chemical precipitation

Mixed EV population

  1. Abbreviation: EV, extracellular vesicles.